We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product is stable...The product is scalable."
"It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"The most valuable features for our business include the ability to monitor and log data transactions and handle multiple request at an enterprise level."
"The most valuable feature is the security appliance, it's very secure."
"I like the tool's security. Also, all functionalities are integrated within on platform."
"It can look for the various security threats, productions, payload scanning, and perform routing based on the content type."
"Anypoint API Manager's most valuable feature is its connectors."
"The solution has been very stable."
"Offers good integration and flexibility."
"The scalability is good. It's passable."
"Both the cloud and on-premises options are available. Customers can leverage the MuleSoft Cloud platform to deploy the applications or set up their own online infrastructure to deploy applications."
"It can create high-cost solutions, allowing for a great deal of customization to make it well-suited for specific needs."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability."
"The most valuable features of the solution for securing APIs stem from the tool's ability to allow users to deploy policies."
"Additional documentation needs to be provided for complex automations."
"They should add features to manage API integrations."
"The product should be more adapted to the DevOps process."
"They should improve the solution's clustering features."
"The two biggest issues of this solution are the complexity and the maintenance procedures."
"The product's cost for data appliances or hardware is quite high. It needs improvement."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"Making it more user-friendly would be an improvement."
"Their analytics needs a lot of improvement. It's really lacking right now."
"We find that the enterprise level is lacking scalability."
"With respect to the live help, I have language issues because I can't understand some of the things that I hear."
"Monetization and cataloging can be improved."
"The cost model could be improved."
"When discussing potential enhancements overall, it primarily involves making it more user-friendly and lowering the pricing. There are several aspects that could benefit from improvement, or perhaps a few other areas to consider."
"The log management for this solution needs improvement."
"The solution's price is high."
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IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 8th in API Management with 26 reviews while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 47 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager writes "Responsive technical support, low tickets issued showing great stability, and limitless expansion". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management and Mule ESB, whereas MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Kong Gateway Enterprise and IBM API Connect. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager report.
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